Overview
- A new projection from the Federal Working Group for Homeless Assistance estimates at least 1,029,000 people experienced homelessness in Germany last year.
- The total represents an increase of about 11% from roughly 928,000 the previous year.
- About 56,000 people were sleeping entirely rough, while most were temporarily accommodated by municipalities or shelters.
- Roughly 264,000 affected individuals were under 18, adults skewed male, and about 820,000 had no German citizenship, including 55,000 from the EU.
- The group lists rent or energy debts and family breakdowns as immediate triggers but identifies a lack of affordable housing, reduced benefits and poverty as structural drivers, urging an enormous effort to reach the 2030 target.